Sensitivity Editor, Educator, Coach, Facilitator, Spiritual Leader, and Activist
It’s almost the end of July and the past few months have been interesting. The Nothing Without Us anthology of disability fiction is now at the last proofreading stage before Continue Reading →
Today, I am thinking about the last nine years, and the impact of gender transition on my life. Nine years ago today, my marriage effectively ended when I told my Continue Reading →
Another Gregorian calendar year coming to an end. A year that has had many ups and downs for me personally, as well as for the wider world. In Canada we Continue Reading →
Another Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Another year in which transgender people around the world have been murdered for who they are. Another year in which most of those murdered Continue Reading →
Do no harm. This is the mantra that we are told doctors are taught and must obey. This is what is assumed to be the underlying principle of health care Continue Reading →
Today is October 11th. National coming out day. Today it has been almost 8 years since I first came out as trans and began my transition journey. Through this time Continue Reading →
Pride is not the most friendly place for someone with sensory processing issues and/or chronic illness. In my own case, the two start a feedback loop and result in exhaustion Continue Reading →
CW: This post talks about suicide, self harm, and anti-trans violence Another week, another transgender death or three. This week it was the suicide of a young transgender person that Continue Reading →
Going ‘stealth’ is a term used by transgender people who decide that the best way for them to move forward after their transition is to be stealth and not be Continue Reading →
Today a major Canadian telecommunications company is promoting the discussion of mental health in Canada with a campaign with the slogan “Let’s Talk.” On one level this is a good Continue Reading →